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View ArticleCody Parkey wants to be the Bears' next Robbie Gould
Cody Parkey has played at Soldier Field in just one exhibition game in his four-year NFL career, so he has much to learn about kicking in a place where the elements aren’t always friendly. But the...
View ArticlePackage believed to be bound for Austin explodes at Texas FedEx facility,...
A package believed to be bound for Austin exploded at a Texas FedEx facility overnight, law enforcement officials said early Tuesday. The explosion occurred at a facility in Schertz, Texas, just...
View ArticleWorld's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies
The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after "age-related complications," researchers announced Tuesday, saying he "stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength." A...
View ArticlePlenty of hype for Ian Happ's defense in center field
Manager Joe Maddon was criticized nearly seven months ago for allowing Ian Happ to play center field in the eighth inning of a game where he couldn’t get to a deep double by Jose Peraza that cost the...
View ArticleFather pushes teen son out of way as gunfire erupts: 'He thought his daddy...
Darnell Simmons was walking out of a West Side store with his teenage son and another boy when the gunfire started. Simmons pushed his son out of the way and then fell to the ground, the teen later...
View ArticleOn his 41st birthday, David Ross upstaged at Cubs spring training by his...
David Ross gained plenty of attention for his cult hero status on the Cubs’ 2016 World Series title run, and he expanded his fame by performing on “Dancing With the Stars” shortly after his...
View ArticleNantucket-style home in Elmhurst: $1.3M
129 Joanne Way in Elmhurst: $1,289,000 Listed on March 13, 2018 This home showcases elevated finishes and design. It includes an open kitchen and breakfast nook with rich beams. Other features include...
View ArticleCampaign between Rauner, Pritzker expected to be expensive, brutal and long
Democratic billionaire J.B. Pritzker will take on wealthy Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in November, a race expected to easily shatter Illinois campaign spending records and make a run at the national...
View ArticleLollapalooza sales slow; lineup reveal expected Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Something strange was happening mid-afternoon Tuesday – Lollapalooza tickets were still on sale, more than five hours after they became available for the annual festival Aug. 2-5 in Grant Park. In...
View ArticleA father, a musician, a salsa maker - the lives and futures lost in Austin...
The Austin bomber detonated his last explosive device in his vehicle as Austin police closed in on him, Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley confirmed Wednesday. The toll of the deadly, improvised...
View ArticleCook County Board President Preckwinkle easily wins primary despite pop tax...
Easily beating back a challenger who sought to capitalize on the soda tax debacle, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle claimed victory Tuesday night over former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti as...
View ArticleSuburban voters have their say on video gambling, marijuana, school projects,...
Voters in dozens of suburbs outside Chicago took on ballot questions Tuesday including sales tax increase requests, referendums on whether video gaming should be legalized and various school building...
View ArticleAn Arizona girl vanished in 1999. Could a message scrawled on a dollar bill...
The girl was last seen waiting for the ice cream truck, pedaling slow circles on her bicycle in the street four lots down from her house in Mesa, Arizona. Ninety seconds later, 11-year-old Mikelle...
View ArticleKwame Raoul tops ex-Gov. Quinn in Democratic attorney general race; Harold...
State Sen. Kwame Raoul on Tuesday edged former Gov. Pat Quinn and outpaced six other candidates in a crowded campaign to secure the Democratic nomination for Illinois attorney general. With 94 percent...
View ArticleAfter sex harassment allegation, Silverstein's grip on state Senate seat...
State Sen. Ira Silverstein conceded the Democratic nomination for the 8th Senate District to union lobbyist Ram Villivalam on Tuesday night, unable to retain the seat he’s held for nearly 20 years...
View ArticleDuPage election problems delay results for hours
Results of elections in DuPage County remained uncertain into Wednesday morning as election officials said information posted on their website was incomplete and confusing. That affected the results...
View ArticleRepublican Gov. Bruce Rauner ekes out narrow victory over challenger Ives
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner narrowly defeated state Rep. Jeanne Ives on Tuesday night, escaping a primary challenge from a conservative lawmaker he’d once dismissed as a “fringe” candidate. The...
View ArticleBillionaire J.B. Pritzker wins Illinois Democratic governor primary on...
Billionaire J.B. Pritzker cruised to victory Tuesday night in the Illinois Democratic governor primary, his record-setting $70 million campaign allowing him to build a formidable operation his...
View ArticleRace for Governor: Mapping Pritzker's dominant night and Rauner's close call
Winner of the Democratic gubernatorial primary, JB Pritzker dominated across the state leading by more than 120,000 votes in Cook County and losing only four counties to challengers Daniel Biss and...
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